Last of the donkey pilgrims
by Kevin O'Hara
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Kevin O'Hara's journey of self-discovery begins as a mad lark: who in their right mind would try to circle the entire coastline of Ireland on foot-and with a donkey and cart no less? But Kevin had promised his homesick Irish mother that he would explore the whole of the Old Country and bring back the sights and the stories to their home in Massachusetts. Determined to reach his grandmother's village by Christmas Eve, Kevin and his stubborn but endearing donkey, Missie, set off on 1800-mile show more trek along the entire jagged coast of a divided Ireland. Their rollicking adventure takes them over mountains and dales, through smoky cities and sleepy villages, and into the farmhouses and hearts of Ireland's greatest resource-its people. Along the way, Kevin would meet incredible characters, experience Ireland in all of its glory, and explore not only his Irish past, but find his future self. "One of the finest books about contemporary Ireland ever a style evocative of Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, O'Hara writes memorably of his most unusual way of touring his ancestral home of Ireland." -Library Journal At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Last of the donkey pilgrims
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Kevin O'Hara
- Important places
- Ireland
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- Genres
- Travel, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 914.1504824 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Europe British Isles, UK, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland Ireland subdivisions and modified standard subdivisions Travel; guidebooks 1800- 1900-1999 1970-1999
- LCC
- DA978.2 .O38 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain Ireland Description and travel
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
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- 1
